Excelsior Hotel Thessaloniki is one of the best rated hotels in the second biggest Greek city. When looking for a hotel in the city, the property looked decent on the pictures and due to my top-tier status with Small Luxury Hotels, I was also to enjoy some benefits. While everything sounded quite good in theory, I was not very satisfied with the hotel overall. Arriving in Thessaloniki was everything but easy, especially… Read More

Running in Thessaloniki in January may not sound like an incredibly amazing experience, but the Sunday morning I went running was such a beautiful day that I could have hardly been any happier about the experience. Moreover, Thessaloniki has a lovely promenade, where running is not only easy, but also very enjoyable! Find more content about Thessaloniki on our city page! When you are getting up, the sky is clear and the… Read More

Aegean Business Lounge Thessaloniki is one of two lounges at Thessaloniki Airport. It is accessible for all passengers flying with a Star Alliance career, which are either booked into Business Class or hold a Star Alliance Gold Status. The lounge itself is tiny, but comes with modern interior and a good buffet taking into account the size of the lounge. When departing from Thessaloniki early in the morning, we decided to also… Read More

Thessaloniki Airport, which is also known as Makedonia Airport, is the second biggest airport in Greece after Athens Airport. Especially in summer, several airlines fly to Thessaloniki Airport. The airport itself is rather small, but offers dining and shopping facilities, two airport lounges as well as some decent seating areas. Learn more in our airport guide! Find more content about Thessaloniki on our city page! Thessaloniki Airport is not only the second… Read More

Transportation in Thessaloniki is shockingly complicated. In contrast to Athens, Thessaloniki neither has a tram nor a metro system. This means that the transportation network fully relies on buses. Taxis are also available, but those are not really cheap. In the future, Thessaloniki is supposed to have a metro. For now, our transportation guide will help you to get around! Find more content about Thessaloniki on our city page! Thessaloniki is anything… Read More

Thessaloniki is the second biggest city in Greece and a perfect mirror of the life of Greeks. The great thing is that the weather is good and warm all year round. The not so great thing is that nothing ever really works out – at least for us. However, travelling Greece is always a bit like being thrown back in time which is because of ancient relics. Find more content about Thessaloniki… Read More

Thessaloniki is a city in Greece which shows definitely very adequately life in Greece! Very relaxed, some antique relics and chaotic traffic. In just a few weeks, we’ll release our extensive city review!

Escaping the cold temperatures lead us to The Excelsior Hotel Thessaloniki. Very small and interestingly shaped room, let’s see what the evening will bring us! Keep following traveluxblog for an extensive review of the hotel, which we’ll release in just a few weeks!